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Startup Collaboration\nWork closely with product managers, engineering leadership, and business stakeholders.\nTranslate complex business problems into simple technical solutions.\nChallenge unnecessary complexity and recommend better approaches.\nTake initiative without waiting for detailed instructions.\nHelp establish practical engineering standards as the company scales.\nMust-Have Qualifications\n5+ yearsof professional software engineering experience, including significant full-stack development experience.\nProven experience building and shipping production SaaS applications.\nStrong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js.\nStrong backend development experience using Node.js, Python, or comparable technologies.\nExperience designing REST APIs, working with relational databases, and building integrations.\nExperience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.\nDemonstrated ability to independently own features from 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